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Ninth Circuit Remands Case to Trial Court to Determine if District Policy Regarding Disclosure of Student’s Gender Identity to Parents Implicates a “Fundamental Liberty Interest”

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has vacated the decision of the Eastern District of California dismissing a parent-plaintiff’s constitutional facial and as-applied challenges to the Chico Unified School District’s (District) Administrative Regulation (AR) 5145.3 - Nondiscrimination/Harassment (the Policy), specifically as it relates to student gender identity,

  • Sloan Simmons, Sinead McDonough
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California Court Checks The State Board of Education on Charter School Appeal

In Napa Valley Unified School District v. State Board of Education (Cal. Ct. App., Mar. 14, 2025, No. C099068), California’s Third District Court of Appeal examined the discretion afforded to charter school authorizers in approving or denying charter petitions.

  • Edward Sklar, Anastasia Chilimidos
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Ninth Circuit Addresses Due Process Rights of Students in Relation to Suspensions

In K.J. by and through Johnson v. Jackson (9th Cir. 2025) 127 F.4th 1239, the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that the procedural due process rights outlined in Goss v. Lopez (1975) 419 U.S. 565 must be observed when imposing a suspension or extending a suspension based on new allegations or evidence.

  • Sloan Simmons, Sumeet Kaur
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